Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), detailed the plan of Jorge Armando “N”, alias “El Licensed”, to assassinate the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, on November 1, under the order of “R1”.
During a meeting with the media, the Secretary of Security highlighted that “El Licensed”, detained in Morelia, is one of the criminal authors of this incident, but not the only one, and is identified in this way for a reason.
“He is one of the intellectual authors, it does not mean that he is the only one. He organizes, with perfectly proven evidence that we have integrated into the investigation folder, the group that commits the unfortunate homicide of Carlos Manzo,” he mentioned.
García Harfuch indicated that “The Licensed” planned the escape routes and the logistics of where each of those involved was going to be positioned and where they were going to escape from the crime scene.
“He was exerting pressure so that – no matter what – they would commit the homicide,” according to the WhatsApp messages that were located on a mobile device of those involved after the murder.
“Unfortunately, I say it with great sadness, in those messages he mentions that even if he is with a family member, with his son, that is, he was putting a lot of pressure on his criminal cell, so that they would commit this homicide,” Harfuch acknowledged.
García Harfuch indicates that “El Licensed” is also the material author of this homicide, but highlights that the detainee mentions that there is another intellectual actor who is the one who received the order from a member of the Nueva Generación Cartel (CNG) to kill Carlos Manzo.
The other intellectual actor who has not yet been arrested is identified as Ramón Ángel Álvarez “R1”; of whom the investigation shows that he organizes the criminal cell and is the head of the plaza in other municipalities of Michoacán.
It indicates that “The Attorney” declared that “R1” is his immediate boss, a fact that is supported by the messages found on the criminals’ cell phones.
They reveal the presence of more hitmen at the crime scene
Omar García Harfuch He mentioned that there were more than three young people who participated in the homicide, since they were distributed at the scene of the events.
“With this arrest, a lot of data is being analyzed,” says García Harfuch, because when conducting a search of “El Licensed”’s property, evidence was collected that is being analyzed.
The secretary assured that those who killed the young people who went on the ground to carry out the murder of Carlos Manzo were members of the same criminal cell “to hinder the investigations; what they did not count on was that evidence and mobile devices of the deceased would be found.” He argued that these young people were between 25 and 26 years old, while the perpetrator of the homicide, Víctor Manuel Ubaldo Vidales, was 17 years old.
Cartels do not control Mexico: García Harfuch
The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuchsays that there is a presence of criminal groups, but the country is not controlled by cartels.
“There is definitely a presence of criminal groups, the country is not controlled by cartels… We are going to continue making arrests to reduce the presence of organized crime,” he asserts, this after the statements of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, who has stated that all of Mexico is controlled by cartels.
The head of the SSPC assures that in no way is the issue of security in our country resolved, but he highlights that it is important for citizens to know that there are 40% fewer homicides compared to a year agowhich is an unprecedented number.
“In no way are we saying that the security issue is resolved, but yes, it is important for citizens to know that we have almost 40% fewer homicides than a year ago and that is an unprecedented figure.”
Violence generator falls in Sinaloa
In two different actions in Sinaloa, federal forces and state authorities carried out actions that allowed the arrest of generators of violence with an impact both in Tijuana, Baja California, and in various regions of Sinaloa.
On social networks, it was announced that José Socorro “N”, alias “L-12” was arresteda priority target with three arrest warrants for homicide and with activities linked to acts of violence in Tijuana.
Also They captured 14 people in Navolatosecuring 13 long weapons and a machine gun, thus preventing their use against the population and the authorities.
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